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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2274057, member: 19463"]Neighborly is OK but Neighbors is better with only 9 digits. Zeros are represented by any letter not in the code word making it a lot less obvious which number is the zero and making it possible to make words for many prices which even makes it harder to read for those not aware of the code word. For example HUMP is $50.00 because UMP are all zeros. I keep all codes at 4 digits by designating one letter as 'hundred'. Lets use Y. That makes HYES $529. You lose cents on expensive coins so $100.98 codes as $101. Buying expensive coins? Pick to keep a letter that means 'thousand' but you will have to round to $10 or even $100 to keep four digits. Using Z as thousand you could have $1250 as NZEH or not using Z as NEYH. Since I don't buy expensive coins, I do not have a letter for the purpose. When you pay a quarter million for that EID MAR,you may need code EHAZ. I have used this system with a different word for 30 years now and it is easy once you memorize your word.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2274057, member: 19463"]Neighborly is OK but Neighbors is better with only 9 digits. Zeros are represented by any letter not in the code word making it a lot less obvious which number is the zero and making it possible to make words for many prices which even makes it harder to read for those not aware of the code word. For example HUMP is $50.00 because UMP are all zeros. I keep all codes at 4 digits by designating one letter as 'hundred'. Lets use Y. That makes HYES $529. You lose cents on expensive coins so $100.98 codes as $101. Buying expensive coins? Pick to keep a letter that means 'thousand' but you will have to round to $10 or even $100 to keep four digits. Using Z as thousand you could have $1250 as NZEH or not using Z as NEYH. Since I don't buy expensive coins, I do not have a letter for the purpose. When you pay a quarter million for that EID MAR,you may need code EHAZ. I have used this system with a different word for 30 years now and it is easy once you memorize your word.[/QUOTE]
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